Virtual pets re-emerge, definitely here to stay
- Tamagotchi -
By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
DO you want to have your own pet yet your parents give you that proverbial you’re-not-ready-for-that-kind-of-responsibility-yet bit? Well, now you can have your own pet — that is not smelly, cost-free, but still very cute.
Introducing the Tamagotchi! Actually, the Tamagotchi needs no introduction since it’s not new, per se. In fact, I can still remember the Tamagotchi craze that swept the kid community back when I was still in grade school. Come recess, students flocked in one corner of the classroom to play with their Tamagotchi, never bothering to go outside and play. Heck, they even forgot to eat their baon just to feed and play with their Tamagotchi.
My generation and even the older generation should be familiar with this loveable pet. But for the sake of those who belong to later generations (Generation Y or Z?), here’s a quick info on the well-loved pet.
